Overall fastener



. Feb. 25, 1930. w. WILDS OVERALL FASTENER ;Filed April 6, 1929 ATTORNEY WITNESS:

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7 IL IAM wILns, or BUTTE, MONTANA OVERALL rAsrENnn Applicationfiled April e, 1929. serial no. 353,127.

My present invention has reference to a1 supporting loop for garments, and is pri-* marilydesigned asa fastening means'for the shoulder straps of overalls;

1 .5 r The object of the i 'ventlon is theprovision I of a supporting loop for this purpose which shall'be' constructed from a single strandof strong but resilient Wire and which includes 7 a buttonengagmg loopand spaced'pairs of 10 arms through which the shoulder strap or webbing is threaded, the outer arms havlng,

. g their ends. formed with; inw'ardlyidirected hoOksto engage with the edges/of theshoulder strap, the construction being such that the greater the pull 'between'the buttonand the supporting loop the tighter the engage-v .ment of the loop with the strap, so. that the 'usted cannot he accidentally vention consists in the improvement here inafter described and definitely claimed. r

In the drawings'i 'Figure 1 is an elevation'of the improvement inappliedposition.

j Figure 2 is a sectional view'appro'ximately on-the line22fof*Figure 1. A, Figure 3 is a perspect've viewof the improvement per se.

As my improvementis especiallydesigned for-fuse in connection with the shoulder straps of overalls, the same has been so il lustrated in the drawings. Obviously the inn,- provement may' be employed as a support,-

-ing for othen shoulder straps or webbings. t v I Referring now to the drawings in detail, the numeral 1 designates a folded shoulder strap for overalls and the numeral 2 broadlyv designates my improvement. I

As disclosed by the drawings the improvement is constructed from a single strand of strong but resilient wire. The wire is shaped to form thesame with a button engaging loop 4 3, the ends of the loop being rounded outward- -ly and from thence extended inwardly. These rounded portions are indicated by thenumeral e. The inner endsof the rounded portions are extendedoutwardlyms at 5, and the said extensions are arranged in parallelism. The portions 5 have their ends rounded x in a plane with the loop, as indicated by the. numeral 6 and from thence extended to pro-' vlde the lower or inner parallel'arms 7 ofthe 7 improvement. The inner arms are opposite. I I ly dlrected and have their ends rounded, as 1 at'8, 1n a plane with the loop 3 and extended,

to provide oppositely directed" outer arms" 9. The ends of the arms-9 are bent upon themselves to form the same withinwardlygodirected. hooks 10.

The strap or webbing 1 is threadedbetween the parts 5 "and the lower or inner, arms? ofthe supporting loop and likewise- 1 betweenthe outer arms 9 so thatthe hooked-6, ends '10 ofthe-said outer arms are engaged with the edges of the strap -1. An outward pressurewbetween the loopS and the strap the hooks 10 into tight engagement with the edges ,of'the strap so that the strap cannot be. accldentallypulled throughthe loop. As i a. matter-of-fact the strapcan only be ad justd by forcing the hooked ends of the I outer arms 9 away from, contacting engage- ;0.

ment with the edges of the strap. r

The simplicity of the construction and the advantages thereof will,'it is thought, be

perfectly apparent to those skilled in theart-towhich such invention relates after the .13 foregoing has been carefully read in connection with the accompanying drawings solthatfurther detailed description-will not be re+f quired. I v i Having described the invention, I claimz' 'g An adjustable loopto be jarrangedbetween the folds of a webbing,'comp rising a'wire member that includes a button-engaging loop' Whose ends are outwardly i directed and5 rounded. upwardly to form'the samewith parallel arms which are-designed to be re 'ceived in the folded portion of the webbing, I

said arms having their ends rounded and extended to provide the same w1th upper lm parallel arms which are designed to contact with the outer faces of the Webbing and the said arms having their'ends hooked inwardly to be arranged around the edges of the folded Webbing and to Contact therewith.

In testimony WhereofI afiix my signature.

WILLIAM WILDS. v

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